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Kolkata Knight Riders 2026 - payroll & player salaries
CURRENT SQUAD SPEND£10,584,821£10.6m
IN RUPEES₹ 1,185,500,000
SQUAD SIZE25
TITLES2012, 2014
Squad salaries
Top 16 of 25 players
| PLAYER | SALARY | SALARY (₹) |
|---|---|---|
| Cameron Green | £2,250,000£2.3m | ₹ 252,000,000 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | £1,607,143£1.6m | ₹ 180,000,000 |
| Rinku Singh | £1,160,714£1.2m | ₹ 130,000,000 |
| Sunil Narine | £1,071,429£1.1m | ₹ 120,000,000 |
| Varun Chakravarthy | £1,071,429£1.1m | ₹ 120,000,000 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | £821,429 | ₹ 92,000,000 |
| Harshit Rana | £357,143 | ₹ 40,000,000 |
| Ramandeep Singh | £357,143 | ₹ 40,000,000 |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | £267,857 | ₹ 30,000,000 |
| Tejasvi Singh | £267,857 | ₹ 30,000,000 |
| Rachin Ravindra | £178,571 | ₹ 20,000,000 |
| Finn Allen | £178,571 | ₹ 20,000,000 |
| Vaibhav Arora | £160,714 | ₹ 18,000,000 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | £133,929 | ₹ 15,000,000 |
| Rovman Powell | £133,929 | ₹ 15,000,000 |
| Tim Seifert | £133,929 | ₹ 15,000,000 |
| Akash Deep | £89,286 | ₹ 10,000,000 |
| Manish Pandey | £66,964 | ₹ 7,500,000 |
| Umran Malik | £66,964 | ₹ 7,500,000 |
| Rahul Tripathi | £66,964 | ₹ 7,500,000 |
| Anukul Roy | £35,714 | ₹ 4,000,000 |
| Kartik Tyagi | £26,786 | ₹ 3,000,000 |
| Prashant Solanki | £26,786 | ₹ 3,000,000 |
| Sarthak Ranjan | £26,786 | ₹ 3,000,000 |
| Daksh Kamra | £26,786 | ₹ 3,000,000 |
| Listed total | £10,584,823£10.6m | ₹1,185,500,000 |
Kolkata Knight Riders at the IPL auction
Every auction this franchise has bought at, how many players it bought and what it spent
It has bought 170 players at 18 auctions since 2009, for £44,784,526. The most it has paid is ₹25.20 crore, for Cameron Green in 2026. IPL auction history ranks what every franchise has spent.
2026: 13 players ₹63.85cr 2025: 15 players ₹50.95cr 2024: 10 players ₹31.35cr 2023: 8 players ₹5.40cr 2022: 21 players ₹47.55cr 2021: 8 players ₹7.55cr 2020: 9 players ₹27.15cr 2019: 8 players ₹9.15cr 2018: 17 players ₹59cr 2017: 9 players ₹14.35cr 2016: 7 players ₹5.70cr 2015: 7 players ₹4cr 2014: 19 players ₹37cr 2013: 2 players $675k 2012: 3 players $1.65m 2011: 12 players $8.57m 2010: 1 player $750k 2009: 1 player $600k
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Frequently asked questions
What is Kolkata Knight Riders' current squad spend?
Kolkata Knight Riders' current squad spend is £10,584,821.
How many players are on the Kolkata Knight Riders roster?
25 players on the Kolkata Knight Riders active roster.